I assign unexpected problems that turn out in phone companies that cause a third of a country to have to go without internet connections for the rest of the day. One of the unfortunate victims happened to be a young lady of seventeen who was wondering why she can't send a PM or open a thread, and as a result she wasn't able to reply to some PMs nor clear her PM box enough to let other PMs in.
And on a less self-centered note, I assign utterly nonsensical catastrophes, such as stampedes, that claim as much as 72 lives - most if not all of whom were among the less fortunate - and occur right before a supposedly joyful event.